North Brunswick drummer to perform in benefit for Newtown, Conn.

2:59 PM,
Jan. 17, 2013

Jeff Maurer (far right) will perform with his band, Kicking Daisies, on Jan. 19 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut to raise funds for psychological trauma services for survivors and first responders, as well as building a memorial park, in honor of those who lost their lives in the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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Jennifer Engelhart
| @jen_engelhart

Young township man Jeff Maurer has appeared with headline acts such as Justin Bieber, the Jonas Brothers and Good Charlotte.

After learning to play drums in fifth grade, Maurer, 19, has been playing alongside Wyckoff native Richie Arthur in the Connecticut-based band Kicking Daisies for about a year.

On Jan. 19, Kicking Daisies will be one of the headline acts performing at the Concert for Hope and Healing at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut. The concert, which will include Edie Brickell and Paul Shaffer of the "Late Show with David Letterman," is a benefit to raise money to build a ...

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